The latest college football playoff rankings and chairman say the South Carolina Gamecocks are eliminated. The latest edition of the college football playoff ra

South Carolina is on the outside of the playoff picture. How did arguably the hottest team in America not jump Alabama and Ole Miss?

Here is what coach Shane Beamer said on the Paul Finebaum show Wednesday when asked about South Carolina making the College Football Playoff.

South Carolina's athletic director was the latest AD to make a Playoff pitch on behalf of his football program.

In last week’s rankings, the committee slotted the trio in this order: No. 13 Alabama, No. 14 Ole Miss and No. 15 South Carolina. Since then, the Gamecocks were the only team to beat a ranked opponent, knocking off No. 12 Clemson.

After falling short of the top 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings, South Carolina football fans stormed on social media.

Alabama, South Carolina, and Ole Miss are on the bubble, with Texas, Tennessee and Georgia likely three of the 12 teams. The highest-ranked three-loss SEC team that misses the CFP will likely play in the Citrus Bowl, with other SEC teams playing in the other eight bowls with conference affiliations.